Even More!

This is a small cottage in the middle of St. James Park. In the second picture you can see Buckingham Palace between the trees.


The extent of our preparation for rain. Isn't she cute? We can NOT get the hair wet. I thought it looked like a bonnett.



Buckingham Palace.....wow. That was impressive. We were able to go to the state rooms of the palace. Queen Elizabeth is actually not here during August and September so more of the palace is open to the public. There is just so much history in London and this is part of it. We learned that Queen Elizabeth's parents did not leave the palace during WWII. They stayed the whole time as did the princesses and after bombing raids they would go out and visit areas of the city. This made the very beloved by the people of England. We went into the ball room where they serve state dinners for visiting authorities from other countries. There have only been about 100 of these since Queen Elizabeth was crowned. President Bush has been the only American president to attend one of these dinners with her. It was amazing to see how they arrange the tables. They actually measure the table for placement of the silverware, glasses, plates, napkins, etc. It all must be exact. Love Buckingham Palace.

On our way next to see Arsenal...the "football" game. THIS was Alex's MOST important activity. We had a good time. I'll post about that later